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Leapfrog Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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Series ASeries BSeries C

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 48 on record
Since the last cheque4018days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$8.8MRounds led0 of 48Sole investor2 roundsExits13 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 95%
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Leapfrog Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    48 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series B: 58% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $7.5M

  4. 04

    13 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first48 appearances

  1. 2015

    2 rounds

  2. Oct
    Zebit, Inc.Series A · US$10MWith 3 others
  3. Apr
    RedSeal, Inc.Series C · US$17MWith 8 others
  4. 2014

    2 rounds

  5. Aug
    Ace MetrixSeries C · US$4.0MWith 2 others
  6. Apr
    BIMASeries B · SE$22MWith 2 others
  7. 2013

    1 round

  8. Sept
    C9 Inc.Series D · US · techcrunch.com$12MWith 2 others
  9. 2012

    3 rounds

  10. May
    Ace MetrixSeries C · US · techcrunch.com$8.0MWith 3 others
  11. May
    ZebitSeries D · GB · finance.yahoo.com$25MWith 3 others
  12. Apr
    PureWave NetworksSeries C · US · freshnews.com$5.0MWith 3 others
  13. 2011

    3 rounds

  14. Nov
    RedSeal, Inc.Venture · US · finsmes.com$10MWith 5 others
  15. Aug
    HotLinkSeries A · US · hotlink.com$10MWith 1 other
  16. Jun
    Silver Tail SystemsSeries B · US · freshnews.com$20MWith 4 others
  17. 2010

    3 rounds

  18. May
    Cloud9Series C · US · deals.venturebeat.com$8.0MWith 2 others
  19. May
    C9 Inc.Series C · US$8.0MWith 2 others
  20. Mar
    AvaakSeries B · US · venturebeat.com$10MWith 3 others
  21. 2009

    5 rounds

  22. Dec
    Ace MetrixSeries B · US · paidcontent.org$6.0MWith 2 others
  23. Oct
    RedSeal, Inc.Series C · US · deals.venturebeat.com$12MWith 5 others
  24. Jul
    Cloud9Series B · US · deals.venturebeat.comUndisclosedWith 1 other
  25. Jul
    C9 Inc.Series B · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  26. Apr
    FastScaleTechnologySeries B · US · venturebeat.com$5.5MWith 2 others
  27. 2008

    5 rounds

  28. Dec
    PureWave NetworksSeries B · US · purewavenetworks.com$12MWith 4 others
  29. Oct
    AvaakSeries A · US · thefreelibrary.com$7.0MWith 2 others
  30. Sept
    Silver Tail SystemsSeries A · US · google.com$2.1MWith 3 others
  31. Aug
    Like.comSeries C · US · paidcontent.org$32MWith 4 others
  32. Feb
    Peanut LabsSeries B · US · paidcontent.org$3.2MWith 1 other
  33. 2007

    6 rounds

  34. Nov
    OjOs.comVenture$3.0MWith 2 others
  35. Jul
    Cloud9Series A · US · cloud9analytics.com$5.0MWith 1 other
  36. Jul
    C9 Inc.Series A · US$5.0MWith 1 other
  37. May
    CompassoftSeries B · US$7.0MWith 1 other
  38. May
    RedSeal, Inc.Series B · US · encyclopedia.com$17MWith 5 others
  39. Mar
    FastScaleTechnologySeries A · US · venturebeat.com$6.5MWith 3 others
  40. 2006

    8 rounds

  41. Jun
    KrillionSeries A · US$9.2MWith 1 other
  42. Apr
    ContactualSeries A · US · contactual.com$9.0MSole investor
  43. Apr
    Radar NetworksSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$5.0MWith 4 others
  44. Feb
    NetliVenture · US · sanjose.bizjournals.com$18MWith 6 others
  45. Feb
    Cloud9Series B · US$8.6MWith 3 others
  46. Jan
    OjOs.comSeries B$15MWith 2 others
  47. Jan
    Like.comSeries B · US$12MWith 3 others
  48. Jan
    Marble SecurityVenture · US · venturebeat.com$6.0MSole investor
  49. 2005

    4 rounds

  50. Sept
    C9 Inc.Series A · US$8.6MWith 3 others
  51. May
    Like.comSeries A · US · paidcontent.org$3.3MWith 4 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed13 in all

C9 Inc.Bought by InsideSales.comUndisclosedMay 2015
PureWave NetworksBought by Redline Communications$2.0MSept 2014
Silver Tail SystemsBought by EMC$250MOct 2012
AvaakBought by NETGEAR$31MJul 2012
ContactualBought by 8x8 IncUndisclosedSept 2011
KrillionBought by Local.com$3.5MMay 2011
Peanut LabsBought by e-RewardsUndisclosedSept 2010
Like.comBought by Google$100MAug 2010
Radar NetworksBought by EvriUndisclosedMar 2010
FastScaleTechnologyBought by EMCUndisclosedAug 2009
CompassoftBought by Finsbury SolutionsUndisclosedFeb 2009
NetliBought by Akamai Technologies$170MFeb 2007
OuterBay TechnologiesBought by Hewlett-PackardUndisclosedFeb 2006

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Leapfrog Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Quick answers about Leapfrog Ventures

What does Leapfrog Ventures invest in?

Leapfrog Ventures invests most often at Series A and Series B (58% of the rounds on record).

How active is Leapfrog Ventures?

48 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2015.

How big are Leapfrog Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $8.8M.

Does Leapfrog Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 48 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Leapfrog Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (95%).

Is Leapfrog Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2015.

Who does Leapfrog Ventures invest alongside?

Most often InterWest Partners (11 rounds together), Bay Partners (5 rounds together) and BlueRun Ventures (5 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Leapfrog Ventures?

Leapfrog Ventures is a VC firm.

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